The colonies were the birthplace of the United States made up of people that came from various backgrounds seeking religious freedom, wealth, and success. Daily life for the colonists was different depending on the region in which they lived yet they established a united nation built on freedom and the pursuit of happiness. more...

Phillis Wheatley was the first black person in America to have a book publishedopening the door for other black writers and female authors. She was kidnapped and brought to the colonies as a child and served as a slave to a family in Boston. Phillis learned to read and write at a young age. more...

Discover how best friends Frog and Toad spend time together by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons about these delightful short stories about friendship. Young readers will be eager to explore the stories and analyze the complex text through the engaging, cross-curricular activities and lessons in this instructional guide for literature.... more...

Travel to a faraway planet and discover what's in store for Meg Murry and her friends. Students will dig deep to analyze the life lessons Meg must overcome to complete her dangerous journey by completing fun, challenging lessons and activities provided in this instructional guide for literature. These rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities... more...

Introduce your students to the life of Phillis Wheatley, the first African American to have a book published in the United States. Students will explore the author's early years in the colonies where she learned to read and write. This intriguing e-Book breathes life into the pages of history with primary source documents, featuring images of how... more...

The eight case studies in this book -- each a synthesis of available knowledge about the origins of agriculture in a specific region of the globe -- enable scholars in diverse disciplines to examine humanity's transition to agricultural societies. Contributors include: Gary W. Crawford, Robin W. Dennell, and Jack R. Harlan. more...

Known widely in Europe as "interpretive narrative archaeology," the practice of using creative methods to interpret and present current knowledge of the past is gaining popularity in North America. This book is the first compilation of international case studies of the various artistic methods used in this new form of education?one that makes archaeology... more...

Celebrating 100 years of Peter Pan, this fourth volume in the Centennial Studies series explores the cultural contents of Barrie's creation and the continuing impact of Peter Pan on children's literature and popular culture today, especially focusing on the fluctuations of time and narrative strategies. more...

Your passage to unforgettable worlds of imagination and escape . Discover the new visionaries of imagination in the Writers of the Future. Established in 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard expressly for the aspiring writer, Writers of the Future has become the most respected and significant forum for new talent in all aspects of speculative fiction. Never before... more...